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JUtntmt JEeeiing, 1916 



HE Thirteenth Annual Meeting was held in the Society's 



J- Room on October 28th, Sir Daniel Morris, President of the 

 Society, being in the chair. 



The Council's Report and the Hon. Treasurer's statement of 

 accounts were read. The latter showed receipts .£295 5s. 8d. and 

 payments £162 os. iod., leaving a balance in hand of 

 ^133 4s. iod. The Council's Report indicated that the Society 

 had continued its successful career, and that the Membership was 

 practically the same as at the corresponding period last year, the 

 numbers on September 30th being 406, compared with 408 in 

 191 5. There had been 60 Meetings and Excursions during the 

 year. 



The reports of the sections were read by their respective 

 Chairmen and the Hon. Librarian presented his report. 



Sir Daniel Morris, in a few appropriate remarks, proposed 

 the election of the Earl of Malmesbury as President of the Society 

 for 1 916-17. This was seconded by Dr. Moorhead and carried 

 unanimously. A hearty vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. 

 Backhouse, who spoke in cordial terms of the valuable services 

 rendered to the Society by the retiring President, Sir Daniel Morris, 

 during the three years of his presidency, was seconded by Mr. 

 Jeffery, and carried unanimously. Sir Daniel Morris briefly 

 replied. 



The following Vice-Presidents were then elected on the 

 proposition of Mr. Furlong, seconded by Mr. J. H. Ralph Smythe, 

 viz., Mr. Hv. Backhouse, Dr. Crallan, Dr. McCalmont Hill, Mr. 

 Jas. E. Liddiard, the Rev. E. F. Linton, Sir D. Morris, Dr. Ord, 

 Mr. H. Painter, Dr. F. G. Penrose, Dr. A. Ransome, Miss C. 

 Agnes Rooper, Mr. R. Y. Sherring, and Dr. J. Roberts Thomson. 



The officers who had served during the past year were re- 

 elected, proposed by Mr. Geo. de Castro, seconded by Mr. A. 

 Gray. The Chairman then proposed and Mr. W. H. Scott 

 seconded the election of the twelve members of Council in accord- 

 ance with the rules. There were three vacancies, which were filled 

 by the Rev. C. O. S. Hattun, Mr. W. J. Woodhouse, and Mr. 

 J. Herbert Dyer, and the remaining nine members were re-elected. 



A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. F. B. Taylor, seconded 

 by the Rev. J. Pate, to the Auditors, Mr. E. Bicker and Mr. E. 

 W. Barlow, who were re-elected. 



The Meeting was closed by a vote of thanks to the Chairman, 

 proposed by Mr. Claude Lyon, seconded by the Rev. Hv. Shaen 



